CHOCOLATE BREAD PUDDING WITH WHITE CHOCOLATE AMARETTO SAUCE

Chocolate Bread Pudding With White Chocolate Amaretto Sauce image

Provided by FLUFFSTER

Categories Dessert

Time 1h30m

Yield 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 16

2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips (12 oz.)
1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
1/2 cup unsalted butter, cubed
2 cups whole milk or 2 cups 2% low-fat milk
3 eggs
2 tablespoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons instant espresso powder
1/2 teaspoon table salt
13 slices Texas toast thick bread, which has first been (thick egg bread)
4 ounces white chocolate, chopped (only use white chocolate that has cocoa butter in it. That's what gives the chocolate it's flavor)
2/3 cup heavy cream (I used whipping cream)
2 tablespoons powdered sugar
1 pinch salt
2 tablespoons Amaretto
2 teaspoons cornstarch
fresh raspberry

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350*, coat a 9" springform pan with 1 tablespoons softened unsalted butter.
Melt chocolate chips with the sugar and butter in a saucepan over low heat. Stir frequently until chips are smooth, about 8 minutes.
Whisk milk, eggs,vanilla, espresso, and salt together and pour over *staled bread cubes. Toss well so the bread absorbs most of the liquid and begins to lose it's shape.
Fold the melted chocolate into the bread mixture, then transfer to the prepared pan. Bake for 1 hour, or until the center springs back when gently pressed. Cool on a rack for 15 min., remove the sides of the pan and slice.
Serve with topping:.
Melt the chocolate with the cream and sugar in a saucepan over low heat until smooth, stirring constantly, about 8 minute.
Combine amaretto and cornstarch to make a slurry, then stir it into the chocolate mixture. Increase heat to medium and bring to a boil for 1 minute, or until thickened slightly. Transfer to a bowl; cool to room temperature.
To serve, spoon sauce over wedges of warm bread pudding and garnish with raspberries.
*To stale your bread, lay the slices out on cookie sheets, turning every half hour until they begin to feel dry. Then cut them into 1" cubes,.
It is a very rich recipe, and I don't know how many servings you will get out of yours.